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Fwd: Frontiers for Synchrotron Research on Soft Matter and Biomaterials
- Subject: Fwd: Frontiers for Synchrotron Research on Soft Matter and Biomaterials
- From: "Dr. John D. Barnes" <john.barnes@nist.gov>
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 08:06:36 -0500
Sender: ben ocko <ben@solids.phy.bnl.gov> Subject: Frontiers for Synchrotron Research on Soft Matter and Biomaterials Dear colleague, We are organizing a 3-day workshop on "Frontiers in Synchrotron Research on Soft Matter and Biomaterials". The workshop will be held in Tarrytown, NY (about 45 minutes north of New York City) from April 25-27 with a welcoming reception on the evening of April 24. A brief description of the goals for the workshop is given below. Information on the workshop including a list of invited speakers, a registration and housing form, and a poster submission form, can be found at the workshop website - http://nslsweb.nsls.bnl.gov/nsls/org/workshops/2002-SMB/. This web site will be frequently updated, in particular, a schedule of times and titles for the invited talks will be added shortly. The number of participants that the workshop can accommodate is limited so, to insure participation, please submit your registration forms and workshop fees at your earliest convenience. Soft matter and biomaterials research is truly an interdisciplinary endeavor. It has become a major growth area in physics, chemistry, biology, materials science and engineering. Soft matter and biomaterials research encompasses a wide range of different systems including: liquid crystals, polymers, di-block co-polymers, proteins, protein/lipid composites, and inorganic/organic complexes. These systems have in common the self-assembly of the component molecules into unique and complex phases. These phases can incorporate defects and, when a composite, they can exhibit properties distinct from those of their constituents. Many of these systems are studied in confined geometries, after being processed into nano-scaled assemblies, or as naturally occurring components of biological organizations such as bone or brain tissue. The structure of these complex assemblies as well as the associated dynamics and phase transitions are interesting in themselves and crucial to understand for their incorporation into devices or use as diagnostic probes. Synchrotron techniques, enhanced by complementary neutron scattering results, enable a thorough characterization of the complex soft matter and biomaterials structures as well as their dynamical response. In additional to conventional x-ray diffraction, the types of synchrotron techniques that are important for soft matter and biomaterials research include: IR microspectroscopy, time-dependent IR, low energy resonant x-ray scattering, conventional and anomalous small angle x-ray scattering, x-ray reflectivity and surface scattering, x-ray microscopy, microdiffraction, and photon correlation spectroscopy. The workshop will attempt to identify the outstanding problems in the field of soft matter and biomaterials as well as the important refinements in the synchrotron techniques that are required to effectively resolve the structure and dynamics of these assemblies. Our expectation is to summarize the highlights of the workshop in a published report. For those of you who decide to attend the workshop, we look forward to your participation in what we hope will be an enjoyable and productive meeting. Finally, please distribute the workshop flyer to your colleagues! Sincerely, John Flanagan Ben Ocko Ron Pindak -- John Flanagan, Co-Chair Biology Department P.O. Box 5000, Bldg. 463 Upton, NY 11973-5000 631-344-2792 jflanagan@bnl.gov Ben Ocko, Co-Chair Physics Department P.O. Box 5000, Bldg. 510B Upton, NY 11973-5000 631-344-4299 ocko@bnl.gov Ron Pindak, Co-Chair National Synchrotron Light Source P.O. Box 5000, Bldg. 725D Upton, NY 11973-5000 631-344-7529 pindak@bnl.gov Corinne Messana, Workshop Staff National Synchrotron Light Source P.O. Box 5000, Bldg. 725D Upton, NY 11973-5000 messana@bnl.gov ----------------- End Forwarded Message ----------------- -- Dr. John D. Barnes NIST polymer Characterization Group (retired) Mail Stop 8544 Phone 301-975-6786 (Home office 301-652-0667) Bldg 224, Rm A221 Fax: 301-975-4977 100 Bureau Dr. mailto: john.barnes@nist.gov Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8544 url: http://polymers.nist.gov/staff/ detail.cfm?SID=110
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